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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Obama sets GM, Chrysler talks | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHIINGTON -- The Obama administration's auto team will hold face-to-face talks with top executives from both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC this week, even as the automakers face down a March 31 deadline to win key concessions from the UAW and bondholders. GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson and Chief Financial Officer Ray Young are to have a lengthy meeting Thursday with key members of the administration's auto restructuring team, people familiar with the... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-24 09:58:37 Article Views Rating: 224 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > A new social compact: Honda Civic best all-around choice in '09 lineup | detnews.com | The Detroit News There's no doubting the variety that comes with compact cars. Some, such as the Volvo C30 and Audi A3, are more luxurious, while others, like the Mini Cooper, have cult-like followings. All of them, however, share a few common attributes. In auto parlance, they are known as C-Segment vehicles, something that falls between the B and D segments. The EPA defines them as vehicles with interior volumes measuring between 100 and 109.9 cubic feet, but most people wouldn't know a cubic foot from a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 248 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tundra Ducati transporter is template | detnews.com | The Detroit News OK, so you don't have a budget big enough to exactly duplicate this truck, but the 2009 Toyota Tundra Ducati Desmosedici transporter is a project vehicle that can provide a template for your creativity whether you race a motorcycle, snowmobile or bicycle. The goal was to build the ultimate hauler for a 200-horsepower Ducati Desmosedici RR, the first road-legal MotoGP motorcycle, a bike with performance and technology transferred directly from the Ducati Corse Grand Prix team's Desmosedici GP6 racing... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 160 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Automakers putting brakes on options to trim costs | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- When American consumers start buying new cars again, they'll likely find fewer combinations of moon roofs, seat upholstery and stereo systems to choose from. As with better fuel economy, it's a case of U.S. automakers taking a cue from their Japanese counterparts. A buyer of the 2008 Ford Fusion could choose from the various models and extra features available and come up with 2,600 combinations. For the 2010 version due in showrooms this summer, the number drops to 104. The Toyota Camry and... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:03 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Honda has given us a sneak peak at its latest offering in the fuel efficiency contest, the Honda Insight, which was unveiled to invited media in Melbourne this morning. Launched onto the Japanese market less than two weeks ago, the Insight Concept will be on show at the Melbourne Motor Show from next Friday, but we were able to get up close and personal with it today. The car has already proved a huge hit in Japan and since its launch onto the market 10 days ago Honda has sold 10,000 units, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-20 07:09:35 Article Views Rating: 1319 Main > Car Makers News > Hummer > Chinese SUV maker denies reports it may buy Hummer | detnews.com | The Detroit News SHANGHAI -- Sichuan Automobile Industry Group, a small SUV maker in central China, denied a report Tuesday that it is in talks to buy GM's Hummer line, in the latest wave of speculation over potential global brand acquisitions by Chinese automakers. "Who made up that joke? Sorry, I've never heard of such a purchase plan," said an assistant to the general manager of Sichuan Auto Industry, who like many media-shy Chinese would only give his surname, Chen. "We have no energy to consider making bids for... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-17 14:55:40 Article Views Rating: 190 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Lear acts to offset losses | detnews.com | The Detroit News Lear Corp. reported a fourth quarter net loss of $688.2 million or $8.91 a share on net sales of $2.6 billion. That compares with a net profit of $27 million or 34 cents per share in 2007. The pre-tax loss was $692.1 million, a ballooning loss from last year's net income of $45.1 million for the supplier of seating, electrical and electronic products for the auto industry. The loss includes a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $530 million and restructuring costs of $66.2 million. Sales for the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:52 Article Views Rating: 122 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Focus RS in detail The new Ford Focus RS has easily been one of the most highly anticipated new models for 2009, and with production already well underway, Ford has released every minute detail on its scorching hatch.Over 100 engineers from Ford Europe and Team RS have been involved in the development of the Focus RS, adamant in producing a sports hatch to honour the namesake’s 40-year long heritage. Thanks to this incredible level of intensive engineering development, Ford eagerly boasts that the new Focus RS will... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-29 11:33:22 Article Views Rating: 642 Main > Car Makers News > Aston Martin > Aston Martin returning to LMP1 in 2009 While the economic downturn has seen many car makers ceasing their involvement in many motorsport activities, Aston Martin has defied global trends by announcing a return to the Le Mans Prototype 1 category.Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of its outright win at Le Mans, Aston Martin will race two Works LMP1 cars bearing the iconic blue and orange livery of Gulf Oil. Honouring the legendary achievements of the 1959 DBR1 driving team of Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori, Aston Martin aims to return the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-29 11:14:21 Article Views Rating: 354 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM fights dealers over rival brands | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- General Motors Corp. is fighting with car dealers who are trying to survive the worst U.S. sales market in 26 years by selling rival -- even foreign -- brands under the same roof, according to federal court records that reveal the automaker's hard-line stance with struggling retailers. The battle is brewing as 10,000 dealers and industry leaders converge today in New Orleans for the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, an affair that is expected to be glum -- 900... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:16 Article Views Rating: 190 |
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